Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelor's or higher degree, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Sex, high school or bachelor's degree attainment, and year

Total

White1

Black1

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Two or more races

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Total

High school completion or higher2

19103

13.5

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

19203

16.4

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

19303

19.1

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1940

24.5

(—)

26.1

(—)

7.7

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1950

34.3

(—)

36.4

(—)

13.7

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1960

41.1

(—)

43.2

(—)

21.7

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

55.2

(—)

57.4

(—)

36.1

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1975

62.5

(—)

65.8

(—)

42.6

(—)

38.5

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1980

68.6

(0.20)

71.9

(0.21)

51.4

(0.81)

44.5

(1.18)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1985

73.9

(0.18)

77.5

(0.19)

59.9

(0.74)

47.9

(0.99)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1986

74.7

(0.18)

78.2

(0.19)

62.5

(0.72)

48.5

(0.96)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1987

75.6

(0.17)

79.0

(0.18)

63.6

(0.71)

50.9

(0.94)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1988

76.2

(0.17)

79.8

(0.18)

63.5

(0.70)

51.0

(0.92)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1989

76.9

(0.17)

80.7

(0.18)

64.7

(0.69)

50.9

(0.89)

82.3

(1.17)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1990

77.6

(0.17)

81.4

(0.17)

66.2

(0.67)

50.8

(0.88)

84.2

(1.09)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1991

78.4

(0.16)

82.4

(0.17)

66.8

(0.66)

51.3

(0.86)

84.2

(1.05)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1992

79.4

(0.16)

83.4

(0.16)

67.7

(0.65)

52.6

(0.85)

83.7

(1.02)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1993

80.2

(0.16)

84.1

(0.16)

70.5

(0.63)

53.1

(0.83)

84.2

(1.00)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1994

80.9

(0.15)

84.9

(0.16)

73.0

(0.61)

53.3

(0.78)

84.8

(0.98)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1995

81.7

(0.15)

85.9

(0.16)

73.8

(0.61)

53.4

(0.78)

83.8

(1.06)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1996

81.7

(0.16)

86.0

(0.16)

74.6

(0.53)

53.1

(0.68)

83.5

(0.82)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1997

82.1

(0.14)

86.3

(0.15)

75.3

(0.52)

54.7

(0.54)

85.2

(0.75)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1998

82.8

(0.14)

87.1

(0.14)

76.4

(0.50)

55.5

(0.53)

84.9

(0.74)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1999

83.4

(0.14)

87.7

(0.14)

77.4

(0.49)

56.1

(0.52)

84.7

(0.73)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2000

84.1

(0.13)

88.4

(0.14)

78.9

(0.48)

57.0

(0.51)

85.7

(0.71)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2001

84.3

(0.13)

88.7

(0.13)

79.5

(0.47)

56.5

(0.50)

87.8

(0.60)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2002

84.1

(0.09)

88.7

(0.10)

79.2

(0.34)

57.0

(0.34)

87.7

(0.44)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2003

84.6

(0.09)

89.4

(0.09)

80.3

(0.33)

57.0

(0.33)

87.8

(0.43)

87.8

(0.44)

88.2

(1.87)

77.2

(1.64)

86.1

(0.97)

2004

85.2

(0.09)

90.0

(0.09)

81.1

(0.32)

58.4

(0.32)

86.9

(0.43)

86.9

(0.44)

88.5

(1.91)

77.8

(1.61)

87.2

(0.91)

2005

85.2

(0.14)

90.1

(0.16)

81.4

(0.44)

58.5

(0.53)

87.8

(0.62)

87.7

(0.62)

90.1

(2.69)

75.6

(2.02)

88.6

(0.83)

2006

85.5

(0.15)

90.5

(0.15)

81.2

(0.43)

59.3

(0.58)

87.5

(0.71)

87.5

(0.71)

85.7

(2.51)

78.5

(2.11)

88.1

(0.90)

2007

85.7

(0.15)

90.6

(0.15)

82.8

(0.39)

60.3

(0.56)

88.0

(0.79)

87.9

(0.81)

88.6

(2.30)

80.3

(2.27)

89.3

(0.87)

2008

86.6

(0.15)

91.5

(0.15)

83.3

(0.40)

62.3

(0.58)

89.0

(0.62)

88.8

(0.64)

94.4

(1.00)

78.4

(2.74)

89.5

(1.12)

2009

86.7

(0.15)

91.6

(0.15)

84.2

(0.44)

61.9

(0.56)

88.4

(0.61)

88.3

(0.63)

90.8

(1.76)

81.5

(1.83)

87.4

(0.96)

2010

87.1

(0.13)

92.1

(0.14)

84.6

(0.41)

62.9

(0.53)

89.1

(0.67)

89.1

(0.68)

90.2

(1.95)

80.8

(1.76)

88.9

(0.90)

2011

87.6

(0.13)

92.4

(0.14)

84.8

(0.41)

64.3

(0.54)

88.8

(0.55)

88.7

(0.57)

90.4

(1.61)

82.3

(1.77)

89.4

(1.00)

2012

87.6

(0.15)

92.5

(0.14)

85.7

(0.40)

65.0

(0.59)

89.2

(0.59)

89.0

(0.61)

91.6

(1.33)

81.8

(1.69)

91.0

(0.89)

Bachelor's or higher degree4

19103

2.7

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

19203

3.3

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

19303

3.9

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1940

4.6

(—)

4.9

(—)

1.3

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1950

6.2

(—)

6.6

(—)

2.2

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1960

7.7

(—)

8.1

(—)

3.5

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

11.0

(—)

11.6

(—)

6.1

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1975

13.9

(—)

14.9

(—)

6.4

(—)

6.6

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1980

17.0

(0.16)

18.4

(0.18)

7.9

(0.44)

7.6

(0.63)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1985

19.4

(0.16)

20.8

(0.19)

11.1

(0.47)

8.5

(0.55)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1986

19.4

(0.16)

20.9

(0.19)

10.9

(0.47)

8.4

(0.53)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1987

19.9

(0.16)

21.4

(0.19)

10.8

(0.46)

8.6

(0.53)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1988

20.3

(0.16)

21.8

(0.19)

11.2

(0.46)

10.0

(0.55)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1989

21.1

(0.16)

22.8

(0.19)

11.7

(0.46)

9.9

(0.53)

41.5

(1.51)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1990

21.3

(0.16)

23.1

(0.19)

11.3

(0.45)

9.2

(0.51)

41.7

(1.47)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1991

21.4

(0.16)

23.3

(0.19)

11.5

(0.45)

9.7

(0.51)

40.3

(1.42)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1992

21.4

(0.16)

23.2

(0.19)

11.9

(0.45)

9.3

(0.49)

39.3

(1.35)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1993

21.9

(0.16)

23.8

(0.19)

12.2

(0.45)

9.0

(0.48)

42.1

(1.35)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1994

22.2

(0.16)

24.3

(0.19)

12.9

(0.46)

9.1

(0.45)

41.3

(1.34)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1995

23.0

(0.16)

25.4

(0.19)

13.3

(0.47)

9.3

(0.45)

38.5

(1.40)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1996

23.6

(0.17)

25.9

(0.20)

13.8

(0.42)

9.3

(0.40)

42.3

(1.09)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1997

23.9

(0.16)

26.2

(0.19)

13.3

(0.41)

10.3

(0.33)

42.6

(1.04)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1998

24.4

(0.16)

26.6

(0.19)

14.8

(0.42)

11.0

(0.33)

42.3

(1.02)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1999

25.2

(0.16)

27.7

(0.19)

15.5

(0.43)

10.9

(0.33)

42.4

(1.01)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2000

25.6

(0.16)

28.1

(0.19)

16.6

(0.44)

10.6

(0.32)

44.4

(1.00)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2001

26.1

(0.16)

28.6

(0.19)

16.1

(0.43)

11.2

(0.32)

48.0

(0.92)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2002

26.7

(0.11)

29.4

(0.14)

17.2

(0.31)

11.1

(0.21)

47.7

(0.66)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2003

27.2

(0.11)

30.0

(0.14)

17.4

(0.31)

11.4

(0.21)

48.8

(0.65)

50.0

(0.67)

27.0

(2.56)

12.6

(1.30)

22.0

(1.17)

2004

27.7

(0.11)

30.6

(0.14)

17.7

(0.31)

12.1

(0.21)

48.9

(0.64)

49.7

(0.66)

32.4

(2.81)

14.3

(1.36)

21.8

(1.13)

2005

27.7

(0.23)

30.6

(0.29)

17.6

(0.45)

12.0

(0.31)

49.3

(0.91)

50.4

(0.93)

24.6

(3.67)

14.5

(1.51)

23.2

(1.19)

2006

28.0

(0.20)

31.0

(0.25)

18.6

(0.47)

12.4

(0.32)

49.1

(1.04)

50.0

(1.06)

26.9

(3.42)

12.9

(1.60)

23.1

(1.28)

2007

28.7

(0.21)

31.8

(0.27)

18.7

(0.51)

12.7

(0.31)

51.2

(1.02)

52.5

(1.03)

23.8

(3.30)

13.1

(1.24)

23.7

(1.30)

2008

29.4

(0.21)

32.6

(0.26)

19.7

(0.51)

13.3

(0.29)

51.9

(0.95)

52.9

(0.97)

28.4

(2.86)

14.9

(1.52)

24.4

(1.36)

2009

29.5

(0.21)

32.9

(0.26)

19.4

(0.45)

13.2

(0.34)

51.6

(0.91)

52.8

(0.95)

28.3

(2.68)

17.5

(2.08)

25.5

(1.34)

2010

29.9

(0.19)

33.2

(0.24)

20.0

(0.51)

13.9

(0.31)

51.6

(1.04)

52.8

(1.09)

25.6

(2.89)

16.0

(1.77)

25.3

(1.30)

2011

30.4

(0.19)

34.0

(0.24)

20.2

(0.50)

14.1

(0.34)

49.5

(0.92)

50.8

(0.96)

22.1

(2.73)

16.1

(1.73)

27.4

(1.27)

2012

30.9

(0.21)

34.5

(0.27)

21.4

(0.53)

14.5

(0.35)

50.7

(0.92)

51.9

(0.94)

24.5

(2.75)

16.7

(1.82)

27.1

(1.34)

Males

High school completion or higher2

1940

22.7

(—)

24.2

(—)

6.9

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1950

32.6

(—)

34.6

(—)

12.6

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1960

39.5

(—)

41.6

(—)

20.0

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

55.0

(—)

57.2

(—)

35.4

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1980

69.2

(0.29)

72.4

(0.31)

51.2

(1.21)

44.9

(1.71)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1990

77.7

(0.24)

81.6

(0.25)

65.8

(1.01)

50.3

(1.25)

86.0

(1.49)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1995

81.7

(0.22)

86.0

(0.22)

73.5

(0.91)

52.9

(1.11)

85.8

(1.46)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1996

81.9

(0.23)

86.1

(0.23)

74.6

(0.80)

53.0

(0.97)

86.2

(1.10)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1997

82.0

(0.21)

86.3

(0.21)

73.8

(0.79)

54.9

(0.76)

87.5

(1.00)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1998

82.8

(0.20)

87.1

(0.21)

75.4

(0.77)

55.7

(0.74)

87.9

(0.98)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1999

83.4

(0.20)

87.7

(0.20)

77.2

(0.74)

56.0

(0.75)

86.9

(1.00)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2000

84.2

(0.19)

88.5

(0.20)

79.1

(0.72)

56.6

(0.73)

88.4

(0.94)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2001

84.4

(0.19)

88.6

(0.19)

80.6

(0.69)

55.6

(0.72)

90.6

(0.78)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2002

83.8

(0.14)

88.5

(0.14)

79.0

(0.51)

56.1

(0.48)

89.8

(0.58)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2003

84.1

(0.13)

89.0

(0.14)

79.9

(0.50)

56.3

(0.46)

89.8

(0.58)

89.8

(0.59)

89.8

(2.61)

76.5

(2.33)

87.2

(1.36)

2004

84.8

(0.13)

89.9

(0.13)

80.8

(0.49)

57.3

(0.45)

88.8

(0.59)

88.8

(0.60)

88.9

(2.65)

77.1

(2.31)

87.8

(1.29)

2005

84.9

(0.19)

89.9

(0.20)

81.4

(0.60)

57.9

(0.69)

90.4

(0.65)

90.5

(0.66)

88.5

(3.62)

75.6

(2.57)

89.0

(1.19)

2006

85.0

(0.20)

90.2

(0.21)

80.7

(0.63)

58.5

(0.77)

89.5

(0.84)

89.7

(0.86)

85.8

(3.10)

78.1

(2.77)

88.0

(1.36)

2007

85.0

(0.21)

90.2

(0.22)

82.5

(0.55)

58.2

(0.80)

90.0

(0.81)

90.1

(0.82)

88.1

(2.75)

78.3

(3.58)

89.4

(1.28)

2008

85.9

(0.19)

91.1

(0.20)

82.1

(0.61)

60.9

(0.72)

91.0

(0.66)

90.8

(0.69)

95.8

(1.40)

77.3

(3.37)

89.6

(1.21)

2009

86.2

(0.19)

91.4

(0.20)

84.2

(0.60)

60.6

(0.72)

90.8

(0.66)

90.7

(0.68)

92.1

(2.18)

80.0

(2.33)

87.3

(1.26)

2010

86.6

(0.17)

91.8

(0.19)

84.2

(0.57)

61.4

(0.68)

91.4

(0.78)

91.5

(0.79)

89.3

(2.84)

78.9

(2.46)

88.1

(1.36)

2011

87.1

(0.18)

92.0

(0.17)

84.2

(0.55)

63.6

(0.71)

90.6

(0.68)

90.6

(0.69)

91.5

(2.22)

80.6

(2.35)

88.1

(1.40)

2012

87.3

(0.19)

92.2

(0.18)

85.1

(0.56)

64.0

(0.73)

90.6

(0.68)

90.5

(0.70)

93.3

(1.84)

81.8

(2.39)

90.2

(1.45)

Bachelor's or higher degree4

1940

5.5

(—)

5.9

(—)

1.4

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1950

7.3

(—)

7.9

(—)

2.1

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1960

9.7

(—)

10.3

(—)

3.5

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

14.1

(—)

15.0

(—)

6.8

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1980

20.9

(0.26)

22.7

(0.29)

7.7

(0.65)

9.2

(0.99)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1990

24.4

(0.25)

26.7

(0.28)

11.9

(0.69)

9.8

(0.74)

45.9

(2.14)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1995

26.0

(0.25)

28.9

(0.29)

13.7

(0.71)

10.1

(0.67)

42.3

(2.06)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1996

26.0

(0.26)

28.8

(0.30)

12.5

(0.61)

10.3

(0.59)

46.9

(1.59)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1997

26.2

(0.24)

29.0

(0.28)

12.5

(0.60)

10.6

(0.47)

48.0

(1.51)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1998

26.5

(0.24)

29.3

(0.28)

14.0

(0.62)

11.1

(0.47)

46.0

(1.50)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1999

27.5

(0.24)

30.6

(0.28)

14.3

(0.62)

10.7

(0.46)

46.3

(1.48)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2000

27.8

(0.24)

30.8

(0.28)

16.4

(0.65)

10.7

(0.45)

48.1

(1.47)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2001

28.0

(0.24)

30.9

(0.28)

15.9

(0.64)

11.1

(0.45)

52.9

(1.33)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2002

28.5

(0.17)

31.7

(0.20)

16.5

(0.47)

11.0

(0.30)

51.5

(0.96)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2003

28.9

(0.17)

32.3

(0.20)

16.8

(0.47)

11.2

(0.29)

52.8

(0.96)

54.2

(0.98)

25.7

(3.76)

13.1

(1.85)

21.9

(1.69)

2004

29.4

(0.17)

32.9

(0.20)

16.6

(0.46)

11.8

(0.30)

52.9

(0.93)

54.0

(0.95)

31.9

(3.94)

15.6

(1.99)

20.7

(1.60)

2005

28.9

(0.29)

32.4

(0.37)

16.0

(0.64)

11.8

(0.43)

53.0

(1.10)

54.3

(1.13)

25.1

(4.70)

17.0

(2.30)

23.1

(1.67)

2006

29.2

(0.24)

32.8

(0.31)

17.5

(0.63)

11.9

(0.40)

51.9

(1.33)

53.1

(1.35)

26.6

(4.67)

13.7

(2.07)

22.6

(1.75)

2007

29.5

(0.25)

33.2

(0.33)

18.1

(0.62)

11.8

(0.37)

54.2

(1.31)

55.8

(1.32)

19.2

(4.14)

12.7

(1.89)

21.5

(1.81)

2008

30.1

(0.25)

33.8

(0.33)

18.7

(0.67)

12.6

(0.39)

54.9

(1.24)

56.1

(1.24)

27.5

(3.64)

14.6

(2.15)

22.7

(1.62)

2009

30.1

(0.28)

33.9

(0.36)

17.9

(0.57)

12.5

(0.41)

54.8

(1.14)

56.5

(1.17)

23.0

(3.35)

16.1

(2.96)

24.4

(1.92)

2010

30.3

(0.23)

34.2

(0.30)

17.9

(0.59)

12.9

(0.37)

54.6

(1.26)

56.2

(1.30)

18.0

(3.74)

13.5

(2.61)

24.8

(1.86)

2011

30.8

(0.23)

35.0

(0.29)

18.4

(0.64)

13.1

(0.44)

52.4

(1.15)

54.0

(1.21)

19.1

(3.55)

14.1

(1.98)

25.7

(1.91)

2012

31.4

(0.27)

35.5

(0.33)

19.5

(0.62)

13.3

(0.45)

53.1

(1.26)

54.4

(1.29)

24.1

(3.34)

16.1

(2.27)

25.2

(1.85)

Females

High school completion or higher2

1940

26.3

(—)

28.1

(—)

8.4

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1950

36.0

(—)

38.2

(—)

14.7

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1960

42.5

(—)

44.7

(—)

23.1

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

55.4

(—)

57.7

(—)

36.6

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1980

68.1

(0.28)

71.5

(0.30)

51.5

(1.08)

44.2

(1.63)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1990

77.5

(0.23)

81.3

(0.24)

66.5

(0.90)

51.3

(1.23)

82.5

(1.57)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1995

81.6

(0.21)

85.8

(0.22)

74.1

(0.81)

53.8

(1.09)

81.9

(1.54)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1996

81.6

(0.22)

85.9

(0.22)

74.6

(0.71)

53.3

(0.97)

81.0

(1.21)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1997

82.2

(0.20)

86.3

(0.20)

76.5

(0.68)

54.6

(0.76)

82.9

(1.11)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1998

82.9

(0.19)

87.1

(0.20)

77.1

(0.67)

55.3

(0.75)

82.3

(1.09)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1999

83.3

(0.19)

87.6

(0.19)

77.5

(0.66)

56.3

(0.73)

82.8

(1.06)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2000

84.0

(0.19)

88.4

(0.19)

78.7

(0.64)

57.5

(0.71)

83.4

(1.03)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2001

84.2

(0.18)

88.8

(0.19)

78.6

(0.64)

57.4

(0.70)

85.2

(0.91)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2002

84.4

(0.13)

88.9

(0.13)

79.4

(0.45)

57.9

(0.48)

85.7

(0.64)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2003

85.0

(0.13)

89.7

(0.13)

80.7

(0.44)

57.8

(0.46)

86.1

(0.62)

86.1

(0.64)

86.9

(2.63)

77.9

(2.30)

85.1

(1.38)

2004

85.4

(0.12)

90.1

(0.12)

81.2

(0.43)

59.5

(0.46)

85.3

(0.63)

85.1

(0.64)

88.1

(2.76)

78.6

(2.24)

86.5

(1.29)

2005

85.5

(0.15)

90.3

(0.18)

81.5

(0.53)

59.1

(0.63)

85.4

(0.76)

85.2

(0.78)

91.7

(2.46)

75.6

(2.29)

88.1

(1.12)

2006

85.9

(0.16)

90.8

(0.17)

81.5

(0.51)

60.1

(0.59)

85.6

(0.82)

85.6

(0.81)

85.7

(3.08)

78.9

(2.18)

88.2

(1.11)

2007

86.4

(0.15)

91.0

(0.16)

83.0

(0.49)

62.5

(0.56)

86.1

(0.93)

86.0

(0.97)

89.1

(2.40)

81.9

(1.91)

89.2

(1.22)

2008

87.2

(0.17)

91.8

(0.18)

84.2

(0.49)

63.7

(0.61)

87.2

(0.75)

87.0

(0.78)

93.0

(1.57)

79.2

(2.95)

89.5

(1.53)

2009

87.1

(0.16)

91.9

(0.17)

84.2

(0.48)

63.3

(0.59)

86.4

(0.73)

86.3

(0.75)

89.7

(2.33)

82.7

(1.96)

87.6

(1.16)

2010

87.6

(0.15)

92.3

(0.17)

85.0

(0.46)

64.4

(0.59)

87.2

(0.72)

87.1

(0.75)

90.9

(2.41)

82.5

(1.95)

89.7

(1.13)

2011

88.0

(0.15)

92.8

(0.16)

85.3

(0.50)

65.1

(0.57)

87.1

(0.64)

87.0

(0.66)

89.5

(2.25)

83.8

(2.00)

90.7

(1.22)

2012

88.0

(0.17)

92.7

(0.18)

86.1

(0.46)

66.0

(0.65)

87.9

(0.64)

87.8

(0.66)

90.1

(2.11)

81.8

(1.84)

91.6

(1.13)

Bachelor's or higher degree4

1940

3.8

(—)

4.0

(—)

1.2

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1950

5.2

(—)

5.4

(—)

2.4

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1960

5.8

(—)

6.0

(—)

3.6

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

8.2

(—)

8.6

(—)

5.6

(—)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1980

13.6

(0.20)

14.4

(0.23)

8.1

(0.59)

6.2

(0.79)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1990

18.4

(0.21)

19.8

(0.25)

10.8

(0.59)

8.7

(0.69)

37.8

(2.01)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1995

20.2

(0.22)

22.1

(0.26)

13.0

(0.62)

8.4

(0.61)

35.0

(1.90)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1996

21.4

(0.23)

23.2

(0.27)

14.8

(0.58)

8.3

(0.53)

38.0

(1.50)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1997

21.7

(0.21)

23.7

(0.25)

14.0

(0.56)

10.1

(0.46)

37.4

(1.43)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1998

22.4

(0.21)

24.1

(0.25)

15.4

(0.58)

10.9

(0.47)

38.9

(1.39)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1999

23.1

(0.22)

25.0

(0.26)

16.5

(0.59)

11.0

(0.46)

39.0

(1.37)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2000

23.6

(0.22)

25.5

(0.26)

16.8

(0.59)

10.6

(0.44)

41.0

(1.37)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2001

24.3

(0.22)

26.5

(0.26)

16.3

(0.58)

11.3

(0.45)

43.4

(1.26)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2002

25.1

(0.15)

27.3

(0.19)

17.7

(0.42)

11.2

(0.31)

44.2

(0.91)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

2003

25.7

(0.15)

27.9

(0.19)

18.0

(0.43)

11.6

(0.30)

45.3

(0.89)

46.3

(0.92)

28.0

(3.50)

12.2

(1.81)

22.2

(1.61)

2004

26.1

(0.15)

28.4

(0.19)

18.5

(0.43)

12.3

(0.31)

45.2

(0.88)

45.7

(0.90)

32.9

(4.01)

13.1

(1.84)

22.7

(1.59)

2005

26.5

(0.23)

28.9

(0.30)

18.9

(0.51)

12.1

(0.42)

46.0

(1.08)

46.8

(1.10)

24.1

(4.08)

12.2

(2.00)

23.3

(1.43)

2006

26.9

(0.22)

29.3

(0.28)

19.5

(0.55)

12.9

(0.39)

46.6

(1.11)

47.3

(1.15)

27.2

(4.03)

12.3

(1.81)

23.6

(1.70)

2007

28.0

(0.23)

30.6

(0.29)

19.2

(0.59)

13.7

(0.44)

48.6

(1.07)

49.5

(1.10)

27.9

(4.16)

13.4

(1.53)

25.8

(1.58)

2008

28.8

(0.24)

31.5

(0.29)

20.5

(0.58)

14.1

(0.37)

49.3

(0.99)

50.1

(1.02)

29.3

(3.82)

15.1

(1.75)

26.1

(1.92)

2009

29.1

(0.21)

31.9

(0.26)

20.6

(0.56)

14.0

(0.41)

48.8

(0.98)

49.7

(1.02)

32.9

(3.74)

18.8

(1.91)

26.6

(1.67)

2010

29.6

(0.21)

32.4

(0.26)

21.6

(0.63)

14.9

(0.42)

49.1

(1.12)

49.9

(1.19)

32.2

(4.11)

18.2

(1.83)

25.7

(1.59)

2011

30.1

(0.22)

33.1

(0.28)

21.7

(0.60)

15.2

(0.43)

47.0

(1.04)

48.0

(1.07)

24.7

(3.52)

17.9

(2.17)

28.9

(1.70)

2012

30.6

(0.23)

33.5

(0.30)

22.9

(0.61)

15.8

(0.45)

48.6

(0.93)

49.7

(0.94)

24.9

(3.70)

17.2

(2.13)

28.8

(1.88)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

1 Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity for years prior to 1980.

2 Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of high school. Data for later years are for high school completers--i.e., those persons who graduated from high school with a diploma as well as those who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.

3 Estimates based on Census Bureau reverse projection of 1940 census data on education by age.

4 Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of college.

NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. For 1960 and prior years, data were collected in April. For all other years, data were collected in March. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population: 1960, Vol. I, Part 1; J.K. Folger and C.B. Nam, Education of the American Population (1960 Census Monograph); Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1970 through March 2012. (This table was prepared October 2012.)